Charkhlik Revolt

Charkhlik Revolt
Part of Xinjiang Wars
Date 1935 Location Charkhlik, Xinjiang Status Republic of China victory
Belligerents
Republic of China National Revolutionary Army	Uighur rebels
Commanders and leaders
Ma Hushan	Unknown
Strength
36th Division (National Revolutionary Army) around 10,000 Chinese Muslim cavalry and footsoldiers	Unknown amount of Uighur fighters
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy casualties

The Charkhlik Revolt was an Uighur uprising in 1935 against the Chinese Muslim dominated Tunganistan, which was administered by the 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army). The Chinese Muslim troops quickly and brutally defeated the Uighur revolt.^[1][2] Over 100 uighurs were executed. The revolt leader's family were transformed into hostages.^[3][4]

References

1. ^ Andrew D. W. Forbes (1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia: a political history of Republican Sinkiang 1911-1949. Cambridge, England: CUP Archive. p. 134. ISBN 0521255147. http://books.google.com/books?id=IAs9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=Charkhlik+ma+hu-shan&source=bl&ots=KzhMcZekpP&sig=Z3dZBibQKK69oQWnKjieSl2g80k&hl=en&ei=rTIYTI7mMYOClAfG4ZDpCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Charkhlik%20racked%20by%20a%20uighur%20rising%20tungan&f=false. Retrieved 2010-6-28. 
2. ^ Forbes, Andrew D. W. (1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia. CUP Archive. ISBN 9780521255141. 
3. ^ Peter Fleming (1999). News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir. Evanston Illinois: Northwestern University Press. p. 267. ISBN 0810160714. http://books.google.com/books?id=6C2aaB3f9P4C&dq=news+from+tartary&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=GNwiTN2zDoGKlwfeh7HYDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAw#v=snippet&q=charklik%20executed&f=false. Retrieved 2010-6-28. 
4. ^ Peter Fleming (1999). News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir. Evanston Illinois: Northwestern University Press. p. 281. ISBN 0810160714. http://books.google.com/books?id=6C2aaB3f9P4C&dq=news+from+tartary&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=GNwiTN2zDoGKlwfeh7HYDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=charklik%20%20tungans%20fighting%20turki%20chief&f=false. Retrieved 2010-6-28.